Monthly Archives: June 2014

MP of the month: Lord Elcho

Posted on June 30, 2014 by salmonphilip

In the third of our guest blogs, Stephen Lees, one of our leading external contributors and co-editor of the well-known ‘Who’s Who of British Members of Parliament’ volumes, celebrates the career of Lord Elcho, who died one hundred years ago … Continue reading →

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‘An organized system of rascality and roguery’: The House of Commons and Derby Day

Posted on June 5, 2014 by sball1832

In 1911 Herbert Samuel contended that the contrast between the House of Commons he knew and that of the previous century was like that between ‘an express train’ and ‘the coach of an earlier age’. To emphasise his point he … Continue reading →

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